{"id":100,"date":"2013-10-09T22:58:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T22:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/?p=100"},"modified":"2013-10-09T23:04:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T23:04:56","slug":"an-ayurvedic-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/2013\/10\/09\/an-ayurvedic-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ayurvedic Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019m of the philosophy that the healthiest food is that which is least processed, which has made me a pretty big raw food junkie.\u00a0 But lately all I want is dairy on dairy on dairy, like what\u2019s happening to me?!\u00a0 My only conclusion is a strong Vata in the air of Fall demanding that I get warmer nutrients than my raw diet. Although I\u2019m not an Ayurvedic nut, the more I learn the more I see it\u2019s validity in my health, and this Fall it\u2019s calling me to balance some excess Vata.
\nIn case you don\u2019t know Ayurveda is a traditional natural healing system of India.\u00a0 It\u2019s made up of three constitutions: vata, kapha and pitta; these are present in everyone and everything, the goal is to balance these three.\u00a0 Fall is predominantly vata so if you\u2019re feeling scattered but have high energy like me right now, consider these three simple changes to balance this dosha.<\/p>\n

–Stay warm:<\/strong> start bundling up,\u00a0 take warm showers, go to a heated yoga and get your circulation going.\u00a0 This also means focus on your relationships and have a loving warmth about you.<\/p>\n

Keep routine<\/strong>:\u00a0 it\u2019s easy for the vata dosha to get scattered, by having a routine you can channel this fall energy without getting lost (this includes an eating routine.)<\/p>\n

Choose warm\/well-lubricated foods<\/strong>:\u00a0 Use lots of spices and keep majority of your meal base whole grain, add butter and oils to your meals.<\/p>\n

So, my cravings make sense from an Ayurvedic perspective, but that doesn\u2019t mean I should go all dairy. If you like to eat on the lighter side like me, add those yummy second harvest veggies to your diet.\u00a0 Beets, carrots, eggplants, ginger, sweet potatoes and squash are all great warming vegetables which can easily be spiced as you like.\u00a0 Time to take advantage of the foods in season while also balancing my dosha!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m of the philosophy that the healthiest food is that which is least processed, which has made me a pretty big raw food junkie.\u00a0 But lately all I want is dairy on dairy on dairy, like what\u2019s happening to me?!\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":346,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/veitenhe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}